Barrel.



F. H. SABOURIN.

' BARREL.

APPLIQATION ILED DEG. 7, 1910. 1,014,524, Patented Jan. 9, 1912.l

V- and to prevent it from being .easily de- I plurality ofsheets of veneer around whichis securedA an intermediate metal hoop 3.4y 4

This hoop is formed.near its edge portions i This member is formed of mun n. VSABQURIN7 for'unwronm, VERMONT.;

residing atNewport, inxth'e county'ofQr-- leans andState of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Barrels,-

of which the following is a specification.;y This invention relates to-.barrels o r similar receptacles, and has for lan object 4toprovide' struction ofthezwalls 'of the receptacle continuous sheets or strips of' `tl1in` veneer',- each a new construction'of an article of this -char-1l v acter wherein it will be extremely light dura'4 ble and efficient and to` provide in .the constrip having its grain running in a different direction tothe adjacentfstripso as to pre` sent considerable rigidityto `the structure.

Astill further object of invention is to obviate in the construction'of the receptacle the ,usual well known' staves,;"substi tuting therefor. the hereinbefore described strips or sheets ofY veneerv and'to provide 2ilongitudinal retaining element joining Athe 1 ends of the strips 'and securely.sealinguthe the receptacle during shipment.

joint so as to prevent lossof thecontents of I v y l l V Q 11p-per "ledges of the bodyl, as at 15'. YThe Another. object 'ofthe'invention 'is toi'prol' alneter throughout sovthat a rea t v quantity paratively small space for. shipment. nother object of the vinvention .isto prof' vide improved hoops which are associated with respect tothe ends of .thefrecep'taclesoi as to greatly reinforce such ends and toj provide in the construction of the hoops. means for supporting the'heads of the receptacle.

In the drawing, forming a portionloffthis 'specification and in whichflike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the sev-.Q l eral viewsigure 1 is a sidejelevation. of. the barrel, partsbeing brokenaway and parts being shown in section-so asto clearly illustrate the invention. `Fig. 2is a fragmentary perspective view' of'a portion of the intermediate hoop.v `Fig. 3 is -a fragmentary perspectiveview of a portion of the receptacle showing the retaining velement for securing the ends of the veneer strips together. y l

The body 1 of the barrelis made-up of a Specification `o f Lettrsiatent. Y .f p J 1912.: i

i" with substantially v-Vllike depressions or bitf ling'- ,teeth et to be -eniibeddedin-the body of thelbarrel4 so as to hold lthe hoop 3 properly adjusted thereon..v Aty the center, the hoop is.' formed 'togv provide an annular reinforcing,

f beadi. .As shown in ig; 3 ofthe drawing, f l fthe veneer sheets have thein grain running' in opposite .directions 'so as.- to greatly.`

strengthen the..receptacle.

. .'65 At thelbottoni the 'receptacle .is provided with a metal hoop 61' which' is formed from a single piece of material constructed to Vprovide a continuous annular v'member 7 which bent upon itself-as shown at .8, and .formed to provide -an annular head groove .9. in which vthe bottom 'head 10l yis'fitted.4 .The

member 7'l ofthe-.hoop i's'- providedV with. anv

annular flange 11jv which extends upwardly through the lcrown 13 of the'head groove' i' formingportion. of-.the `hoop and into the head 10. Thev top 'hoopli of the barrelis 'asingl'e -p'ieceof metal which is-bentover the portion 16 ofthe hoop/extendsdownwardly so i somewhat.similargin constructionto the'bottom hoop.4 The top'hoopis constructed from vide a receptacle of the same transverse diand outwardly vattheg'sides of the lbody 1 andit isformed with Uan .intermediate bead' of such receptacles can-be pac ed in. a com The opposite portion 18 of 'thevtop hoop ex'tends inwardlyand'downwardly against the sides of the'body. l'f'and i't'isLbent.v upon itself, as' at, -l9 and formed to provide .the 1' head groove .20 inwhichis fitted the top .head 2l ofthe barrel. The curved wall or .crown portion 2'2 of the head groove 2O `of the top. hoop i'sydispose'd immediately in' ingpdevices QSfe'xtend 'through-fthe body 1 land through the crown portion 22 and rein-' forcing bead""17 'a.nd they are embedded in lthe head 21, as illustrated. f Inl addition to devices 24' extend through the walls of the .10o the fastening devices 23 vertical fastening head groove forming portion 20 and 105'v l A securely held tothe hoops but theyprovide zmeans whereby'the parts 19 and'20 are held -Inost effectively clamped to the head.

The joint between the ends of the veneer sheets is closed by la retaining member 25. sheet 'metal' lline with 4.the reinforcing bead 17. Fasten- 4 stamped to formv a 'series of vtongues 26, which are arranged in longitudinal rows `and extended through the veneer sheets, as shown, and `bent thereagainst Reinforcing rivets 27 extend through the body of the reany lossv of contents of the receptacle 1n ship.-

ment. y v v,

I claim I A receptacle comprising a body member embodying a many-layer veneer structure, eaeh having its grain extending in anopposite direction to the adjacent layer of veneer, hoops fitting over the ends ofthe receptacle, one of said hoops comprising an-outer portion formed with a reinforcing bead and adapted to fit the outer surface of the barrel,

an inner portin'bent upon itself to form a head groove, said inner and outer portions integrally connected with a top portion,

` said top portion adaptedl to cover and rig-` idly secure together the layers of veneer, vertical fastening means extending through said head groove andl adapted to securely hold the head of said receptacle in said fgroove,l said reinforcing bead and head groove being in horizontal alinement, and

'horizontal fastening means passing through said bead and groove whereby to secure the head of said receptacle and the layers of veneer in receptacle-forming relation;

l f In'testimony whereof I afiX my signature inV presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. SABOURIN.

Witnesses:

Guo. F. Room, E. A. SPooNnR. 

